Five more die of dengue, 792 get hospitalised

At least five dengue patients died, while 792 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
15 November 2025, 20:08 PM

Teacher shortage disrupts activities at 16 schools

An acute shortage of teachers has long been hampering academic and administrative activities at 16 government high schools across the nine upazilas of Noakhali.
15 November 2025, 20:08 PM

Case filed over Mamun’s killing in Old Dhaka

Five days after the daylight killing in the capital’s old town, a murder case was finally filed yesterday -- without naming any suspects -- even though police have already arrested five people, including two alleged shooters.
15 November 2025, 20:07 PM

Rajnagar Health Complex: Services hampered for manpower crisis

Health services at the Rajnagar Upazila Health Complex in Moulvibazar are being disrupted due to a prolonged shortage of doctors and other staff.
15 November 2025, 20:06 PM

Police in new uniform

A new uniform for Bangladesh Police has come into effect, with members of all metropolitan police units and several specialised units, including the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, starting to wear it from yesterday.
15 November 2025, 20:05 PM

‘Intellectual pursuit being overshadowed by capitalism’

Dhaka University Professor Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury yesterday expressed deep concern over the declining value of knowledge in today’s society, saying capitalist priorities centred on wealth accumulation have overshadowed intellectual pursuit.
15 November 2025, 20:04 PM

Persons with disability protected on paper, excluded in reality

At just 21, Jyoti Hossain from Jhikargachha, Jashore, is fighting not her disability but rather a system that refuses to include her.
15 November 2025, 20:04 PM
15 November 2025, 19:37 PM

Local BNP leader hacked, shot dead in Lakshmipur

Police suspect he was murdered over establishing supremacy
15 November 2025, 19:06 PM
15 November 2025, 18:23 PM

Internet freedom improves in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s internet freedom has improved significantly, rising to a score of 45 out of 100 in the Freedom on the Net 2025 report by Freedom House.
15 November 2025, 18:12 PM

Crimes against humanity: Trial proceedings of four cases likely to be wrapped up in Dec

Trial proceedings in four crimes against humanity cases, excluding the one against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two aides which is set for verdict on November 17, are expected to be completed by December.
15 November 2025, 18:10 PM

‘Teesta and Farakka will be our priorities’

The BNP, if voted to power, will lay special priority on solving the issues of Farakka Barrage, Teesta river, and border killings, said its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
15 November 2025, 18:10 PM

Declare Ahmadiyyas non-Muslims

Sammilito Khatme Nabuwat Parishad yesterday launched a year-long programme at an international conference in Dhaka, demanding that the government declare Ahmadiyyas a non-Muslim minority.
15 November 2025, 18:10 PM

BNP shifts its focus to polls preparation

Though many senior BNP leaders remain unhappy with the July charter implementation order, the party is shifting its focus and speeding up election-related work, as several major tasks remain incomplete.
15 November 2025, 18:09 PM

NCP readies its grassroots for debut polls

The National Citizen Party is continuing full-fledged preparations to contest the upcoming national election, focusing on organising its grassroots and selecting candidates for all 300 seats.
15 November 2025, 18:08 PM

Bangladesh Bank moves to tighten grip on banks

The centrepiece of the reform package is the abolition of a category that designates state-owned lenders as "specialised banks"
15 November 2025, 18:08 PM

Underworld back in play, raising alarm

Gangs could be used as hired muscle during upcoming polls, warns police intelligence report
15 November 2025, 18:07 PM

‘A life taken for just Tk 1,500’

Rab-7 yesterday arrested three youths in connection with the killing of a mobile repairman who was stabbed to death in Chattogram’s Enayet Bazar area early Friday.
15 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Ashraful’s murder: DB cites love triangle

Two suspects arrested over the murder of Rangpur trader Ashraful Haque, whose dismembered body was recovered from two plastic drums near the High Court on Thursday, have given conflicting statements, law enforcement officials have said.
15 November 2025, 18:00 PM